Nehemiah 2:10

Nehemiah 2:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were very much disturbed that someone had come to promote the welfare of the Israelites.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant heard this, it displeased them greatly that someone had come to seek the welfare of the people of Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard of it, they were deeply disturbed that a man had come to seek the well-being of the children of Israel.

Context of Nehemiah 2:10

8Also give me a letter for Asaph, who takes care of the king's forest there. Tell him to give me wood from the trees. I need to make beams to mend the gates of the strong place near the temple. I also need to mend the city's wall. And I need to build a house for myself to live in.’ The king agreed to do what I asked him, because my God was with me. 9The king sent officers of his army to keep me safe on the journey. He also sent soldiers who rode on horses. I went to the king's officers on the west side of the Euphrates river. I gave them the letters which the king had written. But two important men were not happy when they heard that I had come to help the Israelite people. They were Sanballat, who came from Horon, and Tobiah, an Ammonite officer. 11I arrived in Jerusalem city. After three days, 12I went out at night. I took a few of my friends with me. I was riding on a donkey. That was the only animal that we took with us. I did not tell anyone the idea that God had put in my mind about Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 2:10 word by word

וַיִּשְׁמַ֞ע סַנְבַלַּ֣ט הַחֹרֹנִ֗י וְטֽוֹבִיָּה֙ הָעֶ֣בֶד הָֽעַמֹּנִ֔י וַיֵּ֥רַע לָהֶ֖ם רָעָ֣ה גְדֹלָ֑ה אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֥א אָדָ֔ם לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ טוֹבָ֖ה לִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• When Sanballatסַנְבַלַּטsanballaţ · SanballatH5571
• the Horoniteחֹרֹנִיchôrônîy · HoroniteH2772
• and Tobiahטוֹבִיָּ֫הוּţôbîyâh ţôbîyâhû · TobiahH2900
• the servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• the Ammoniteעַמּוֹנִי‛ammônîy · AmmonH5984
• heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• it grievedיָרַעyâra‛ · quiverH3415
• them exceedinglyגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• them exceedinglyרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: evilH7451
• that there was comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• a manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• to seekבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
• the welfareטוֹבָהţôb · welfareH2896
• of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Nehemiah 2:10

• Nehemiah 2:19But Sanballat, Tobiah and an Arab man called Geshem heard about what we were doing. They laughed at us and they insulted us. They said, ‘What are you trying to do? Have you turned against the king's authority?’
• Nehemiah 4:1Sanballat heard that we were building the wall. He was very angry and upset. He laughed at the Jews.
• Nehemiah 6:1We had finished building the city's wall. There were no holes in it now, but we had not fixed the doors in the gates. Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem (the Arab) and all our enemies heard that we had finished building the wall.
• Isaiah 15:5I am very upset because of what is happening to Moab's people. They are running away, as far as Zoar and Eglath-Shelishiyah. They weep while they climb up the hill to Luhith. On the road to Horonaim they shout aloud, ‘An enemy has destroyed us!’
• Jeremiah 48:5They will go up the hill to Luhith. They will weep as they go. As they go down the road towards Horonaim, they will cry about their town that the enemy is destroying.
• Proverbs 30:22A slave who becomes a king. A fool who eats too much.
• Ecclesiastes 10:7Slaves ride on horses, as important people do. At the same time, princes have to walk, as slaves do.
• Nehemiah 13:1On that day, we read the book of Moses aloud to the people. One of the laws said that no descendant of Ammon or Moab should ever join with God's people when they met together.
• Numbers 22:3The people in Moab were afraid because there were so many Israelites. All the people in Moab became very afraid of the Israelites.
• Psalms 112:10When wicked people see this, they will be angry. They will show their teeth in anger, but then they will disappear. Whatever wicked people want, they will never get it.
• Psalms 122:6Pray that there will be peace in Jerusalem. Pray that people who love Jerusalem will be safe.
• Proverbs 27:4An angry person does cruel things that can destroy people. But a jealous person is much worse.
• Ezekiel 25:6This is what the Almighty Lord says: You were happy when I punished Israel. You clapped your hands together. You stamped your feet on the ground.
• Micah 7:9I have not obeyed the Lord, so he is angry with me. He will continue to punish me, until the time when he speaks for me. Then he will make things right for me. He will bring me out into the light. He always does what is really right. And I will see that then.
• Acts 4:2They were angry because of the things that Peter and John were teaching the people there. They were teaching that Jesus had become alive again after his death. The Jewish leaders did not agree that dead people could become alive again.
• Acts 5:24The leader of the police of the temple and the leaders of the priests heard the news. They could not understand what had happened. They were afraid of what might happen next.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 2:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Sanballat the Horonite - Probably a native of Horonaim, a Moabite by birth, and at this time governor of the Samaritans under the king of Persia. Tobiah the servant - He was an Ammonite; and here, under the Persian king, joint governor with Sanballat. Some suppose that the Sanballat here mentioned was the same who persuaded Alexander to build a temple on Mount Gerizim in favor of the Samaritans. Pelagius thinks there were two governors of this name.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-18Verses 9-18 When Nehemiah had considered the matter, he told the Jews that God had put it into his heart to build the wall of Jerusalem. He does not undertake to do it without them. By stirring up ourselves and one another to that which is good, we strengthen ourselves and one another for it. We are weak in our duty, when we are cold and careless.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Some local non-Jewish officials were unhappy because rebuilding Jerusalem's walls would shift political power to the Jews. Sanballat led the opposition to Nehemiah's rebuilding efforts. the Horonite: He was likely from Upper or Lower Horon (Beth-horon, Joshua 16:3), about 19 kilometers (12 miles) northwest of Jerusalem. Sanballat's name suggests he might have descended from the Assyrians brought by Sargon II after Samaria's fall (2 Kings 17:24). A…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Sanballat the Horonite--Horonaim being a town in Moab, this person, it is probable, was a Moabite. Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite--The term used indicates him to have been a freed slave, elevated to some official dignity. These were district magistrates under the government of the satrap of Syria; and they seem to have been leaders of the Samaritan faction.Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 2:10

• Character
• Country
• Horonite
• Malice
• Sanballat
• Tobiah

In the dictionaries

• Ammonite
• Israel
• Ammon, Ammonite
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Children of Israel
• Horonite
• Laugh
• Reproach
• Sanballat

Commentaries on Nehemiah 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings